How To Prepare for ANY disaster!

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Our friends at The Provident Prepper were recently interviewed by the Los Angeles Times. Here’s what they said about what it takes to be prepared for, well…anything! COVID-19 Caught US Off Guard. Here’s What Disaster Preppers Say We Needed To Do All Along: https://www.detroitnews.com/…/covid-19-caught-u…/5354712002/Story by Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times. Published 4:49 p.m. ET…

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A Dust Plume to Remember

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While dust routinely blows across the Atlantic Ocean, scientists rarely see plumes as large and dense with particles as the one that darkened Caribbean skies in June 2020.

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How to Protect Your Home Before a Storm

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A Checklist of Safety Precautions for Your Pool or Yard BY LISA HALLETT TAYLOR (www.thespruce.com) If a storm or hurricane is approaching, the last thing you want to worry about is what to do with your swimming pool, patio furniture, plants, and yard. Basically, everything outside your house. Post this checklist on your refrigerator or…

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Kennedy on Civil Defense

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  President Kennedy urges Americans to build bomb shelters President John F. Kennedy, speaking on civil defense, advises American families to build bomb shelters to protect them from atomic fallout in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union. Kennedy also assured the public that the U.S. civil defense program would soon begin providing such…

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Sew your own face mask!

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From https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html Sew and No Sew Instructions Sewn Cloth Face Covering Materials Two 10â€x6†rectangles of cotton fabric Two 6†pieces of elastic (or rubber bands, string, cloth strips, or hair ties) Needle and thread (or bobby pin) Scissors Sewing machine Tutorial 1. Cut out two 10-by-6-inch rectangles of cotton fabric. Use tightly woven cotton, such…

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CCDC Chemical Biological Center Tests Homemade Face Covering Materials

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Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD â€” When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense, and many state government began recommending or requiring that people wear face coverings when out in public and unable to maintain proper social distancing, the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Chemical Biological Center put more than 100 years of…

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Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System

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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of…

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Strategies for Coping with Isolation and Loneliness During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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People respond to a world crisis in different ways. Some, including first responders, doctors, sanitation workers, and those in food preparation, must continue going to work to maintain essential functions in our communities. Others who are under stay-at-home orders have responded with stress, anxiety, and despair; they likely feel lonely and isolated. However, some people see a silver lining, have faith in humanity, and believe that, together, we can do our part to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

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